A snowboard boot and binding system is disclosed which facilitates the engagement and disengagement of a snowboard boot and binding. The snowboard boot may include a boot engagement member extending from a rear of the boot. The boot engagement member is moved downwardly into a corresponding binding
A snowboard boot and binding system is disclosed which facilitates the engagement and disengagement of a snowboard boot and binding. The snowboard boot may include a boot engagement member extending from a rear of the boot. The boot engagement member is moved downwardly into a corresponding binding engagement member to provide an arrangement which prevents forward movement of the boot. The boot engagement member also may include one or more serrations to engage with one or more pawls on the binding to prevent upward movement of the boot. A snap-in arrangement may be provided in a boot toe region. The boot has protrusions extending outwardly from each side of the boot to engage with catches on the binding sidewalls. As the boot is pressed downwardly into the binding, the protrusions splay the catches until reaching recesses, at which point the catches rebound to capture the protrusions against upward movement.
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1. A snowboard binding comprising: a base having a toe-heel direction and defining medial and lateral sides and a central region between the sides;a binding engagement member at a heel region of the base in the central region and constructed and arranged to at least partially secure a boot to the ba
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A snowboard binding comprising: a base having a toe-heel direction and defining medial and lateral sides and a central region between the sides;a binding engagement member at a heel region of the base in the central region and constructed and arranged to at least partially secure a boot to the base;a release handle constructed and arranged to release the binding engagement member from at least partially securing the boot, the release handle including an actuation portion and a graspable portion, the graspable portion extending from the actuation portion to a distal end of the release handle generally in the heel-toe direction along a side of the base, and the actuation portion being offset from the graspable portion toward the central region and operatively coupled to the binding engagement member; anda heel cup disposed on the base and spanning the medial and lateral sides;wherein the release handle is mounted to the heel cup; andwherein the binding engagement member comprises an actuation lever, and the actuation portion of the release handle is constructed and arranged to actuate the actuation lever. 2. A snowboard binding as in claim 1, wherein the base includes a heel cup, and the actuation portion of the release handle wraps around a portion of a rear of the base following a contour of the heel cup. 3. A snowboard binding as in claim 1, wherein the actuation portion and the graspable portion of the release handle form a continuous curve. 4. A snowboard binding as in claim 1, wherein the release handle comprises a pivot axis positioned between the graspable portion and the actuation portion. 5. A snowboard binding as in claim 4, wherein the pivot axis is provided by a pivot pin extending between the handle and the heel cup. 6. A snowboard binding as in claim 5, wherein the graspable portion is located on an outside of the heel cup and the actuation portion is located on an inside of the heel cup. 7. A snowboard binding as in claim 1, wherein the actuation portion of the release handle and the actuation lever are detached from each other. 8. A snowboard binding as in claim 1, wherein the handle is mounted toward the lateral side of the base. 9. A snowboard binding as in claim 1, wherein upward rotation of the graspable portion causes a downward rotation of the actuation portion, and wherein downward rotation of the actuation portion causes downward rotation of the actuation lever. 10. A snowboard binding as in claim 1, wherein at least one of the binding engagement member, the actuation lever and the release handle includes a holding device constructed and arranged to hold the respective at least one of the binding engagement member, the actuation lever and the release handle in an open position after the release handle has been moved to an open position. 11. A snowboard binding as in claim 1, wherein the release handle includes a pivotally mounted locking arm, wherein the locking arm includes a lock portion selectively engagable with a lock protrusion on the heel cup, the locking arm have a first rotation position wherein the lock portion cooperates with the lock protrusion to limit rotation of the handle, and the locking arm have a second rotation position wherein the lock portion clears the tab to allow rotation of the handle to move the actuation portion to actuate the actuation lever. 12. A snowboard binding comprising: a base;a binding engagement member at the rear of the base in a central region between sides of the base, the binding engagement member constructed and arranged to at least partially secure a boot to the base, the binding engagement member having a first pawl having a first engagement surface to engage a serration on a snowboard boot, the first pawl having a first pivot axis; anda release handle movable in a first direction to rotate the first pawl about the first pivot axis in a first rotation direction;wherein rotation of the first pawl in the first rotation direction does not move the release handle. 13. A snowboard binding as in claim 12, wherein the binding engagement member further comprises an actuation lever extending transversely from the first pivot axis, wherein movement of the release handle in the first direction pushes on the actuation lever to rotate the first pivot axis in the first rotation direction. 14. A snowboard binding as in claim 13, wherein the release handle and the actuation lever are detached from each other. 15. A snowboard binding as in claim 12, wherein the release handle is rotatable in the first direction to rotate the first pawl about the first pivot axis in the first rotation direction. 16. A snowboard binding as in claim 13, wherein the release handle includes a graspable portion and an actuation portion, wherein upward rotation of the graspable portion causes a downward rotation of the actuation portion, and wherein downward rotation of the actuation portion causes downward rotation of the actuation lever. 17. A snowboard binding as in claim 13, wherein at least one of the binding engagement member, the actuation lever and the release handle includes a holding device constructed and arranged to hold the respective at least one of the binding engagement member, the actuation lever and the release handle in an open position after the release handle has been moved to an open position. 18. A binding to secure a snowboard boot to a snowboard, the binding comprising: a base;a binding engagement apparatus mounted to the base, the binding engagement apparatus including a first pawl having a first engagement surface to engage a serration on a rearwardly-facing portion of a snowboard boot, and a second pawl having a second engagement surface to engage a serration on a rearwardly-facing portion of a snowboard boot, the first and second pawls being biased toward an engagement position, the first pawl rotatable about a first pivot axis, and the second pawl rotatable about a second pivot axis, wherein the first and second pivot axes are one of: 1) the same pivot axis, and 2) separate pivot axes wherein the pivot axis of the second pawl is lower on the binding than the pivot axis of the first pawl; anda release handle to release at least one of the first and second engagement surfaces from a serration on a rearwardly-facing portion of a snowboard boot. 19. A binding as in claim 18, wherein the first engagement surface is located higher on the binding base than the pivot axis of the second pawl. 20. A binding as in claim 18, wherein the first engagement surface is located between the pivot axis of the first pawl and the second engagement surface. 21. A binding as in claim 18, wherein the first engagement surface is located above the second engagement surface and the first and second engagement surfaces are aligned laterally with one another. 22. A binding as in claim 18, wherein the first pawl pushes on the second pawl to rotate the second pawl in a first direction when the first pawl is rotated in the first direction. 23. A binding as in claim 22, wherein the second pawl pushes on the first pawl to rotate the first pawl in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, when the second pawl is rotated in the second direction. 24. A binding as in claim 18, in combination with the snowboard boot, wherein the snowboard boot includes a cleat having a plurality of serrations, the first engagement surface of the first pawl configured to engage with one of the plurality of serrations to limit upward movement of the snowboard boot when the snowboard boot is engaged in the binding, at least a portion of the cleat is configured to engage at least a portion of the binding to limit forward movement of the snowboard boot when the snowboard boot is engaged in the binding, wherein the portion of the binding and the portion of the cleat apply a rearward force on the boot at a location lower than the pivot axis of the first pawl. 25. A combination as in claim 24, wherein when the snowboard boot is engaged with the binding, the portion of the binding and the portion of the cleat apply a rearward force on the boot at a location lower than a location where the first engagement surface of the first pawl is engaged with a serration. 26. A binding as in claim 18, in combination with the snowboard boot, wherein the boot comprises a plurality of serrations on a rearwardly-facing portion of the snowboard boot, and wherein when the boot is engaged with the binding and the first pawl engagement surface is engaged with one of the plurality of serrations on the boot, the second pawl engagement surface cannot simultaneously engage with any one of the other of the plurality of serrations on the boot. 27. A snowboard binding as in claim 1, wherein the release handle is mounted to the base. 28. A snowboard binding as in claim 27, further comprising a heel cup disposed on the base and spanning the medial and lateral sides, wherein the release handle is mounted to the heel cup. 29. A snowboard binding comprising: a base having a toe-heel direction and defining medial and lateral sides and a central region between the sides;a binding engagement member at a heel region of the base in the central region to receive a boot engagement member extending from a rear side of the boot, the binding engagement member constructed and arranged to at least partially secure a boot to the base;a release handle constructed and arranged to release the binding engagement member from at least partially securing the boot, the release handle including an actuation portion and a graspable portion, the graspable portion extending from the actuation portion to a distal end of the release handle generally in the heel-toe direction along a side of the base, and the actuation portion being offset from the graspable portion toward the central region and operatively coupled to the binding engagement member;wherein the binding engagement member comprises an actuation lever, and the actuation portion of the release handle is constructed and arranged to actuate the actuation lever.
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